“… The case of the Tennessee tourist, Meredith Graves, is just one of “the examples the rest of the country is using in trying to pass this reciprocity law,” Vallone said, referring to a federal bill that would require every state to honor gun licenses issued in other state. The bill passed the House but not the Senate. Gun-control critics, Vallone said, “are pointing to examples like this of law-abiding people who make mistakes and face tremendous jail sentences. And we have to fix it.” …”
Jail sentences are only part of it. There is no reason to restrict a civil right based upon nothing more than political boundaries. That is what H.R. 822 is all about.